St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-09
Resignation accepted.

Aid SanbOrn moved the appointment of a
committee of three, with Aid. Kerr as chair
man, to draft and present to the retiring
Mayor resolutions of respect, etc.
The motion prevailed and the President
appointed as such committee Aid. Kerr,
Ntinea and Dowlan.
Aid. Dowlan moved that the Council
proceed to the election of Mayor.
The motion prevailed.
Aid. Kerr nominated Aid. Robert A.
Smith, and moved that the Clerk cast the
ballot and unanimous vote of this Council
for Robert A. Smith for Mayor to fill the
unexpired term caused by the resignation
OF Mayor Rice.
The motion was put by Aid. Kerr and
was adopted by unanimous vote, where
upon the Clerk cast the ballot of the Coun-
Gil for AID Smith for Mayor as instructed,
and declared Aid. Robert A. Smith duly
elected Mayor of the City of st. Paul to fill
the unexpred term of Mayor Rice, resigned.
Aid. Smith, in accepting the honor, spoke
as follows:
81 cannot do otherwise than accept the
Office OF Mayor so unanimously rendered TO
Inc, and yet [ accept it very reluctantly.
knowing the care and responsibility eXacted
from the chief executive officer of grow
ing city. | hope, however. to bring to the
discharge of its duties some little expert
ence in the affairs of municipal govern
ment and sincere desire for the develop
ment and prosperity of the city in which
have spent nearly all the years of my man
hood. | cannot close my connection with
this Council without expressing my heart
felt gratitude for the uniform courtesy eX-
tended to me during the entire time l have
had the honor to act as your presiding
off Inc ho,,
seen tit to elect me to, hope and believe
that our relations will remain as pleasant as
in the past. and l resign the aldermanship
and presidency of your body feeling conf
dent this will be the case.
Resignation as Alderman accepted and
Mayor Smith thereupon qualified as Mayor
by taking the oath of Office before the City
Clerk. and Vice President Kerr was called
to the chair.
Election of Corporation Attorney
Aid. Dowlan moved that the Council pro-
coed to elect Corporation Attorney.
The motion prevailed.
AID DOwlan nominated William p. Muir
ray for Corporation Attorney and moved
that the Clerk cast the ballot of this Council
for William P. Murray for Corporation At
torney.
The motion prevailed unanimously and
the Clerk cast the ballot of the Council for
William P. Murray for Corporation Attor-
ney, whereupon William p. Murray was
declared duly elected Corporation Attorney
for the ensuing term.
Election of Alderman
Aid. DOwlan moved that the Council pro-
coed to elect an Alderman to fill the unex-
pred term caused by the resignation of
Aid. Smith.
The motion prevailed as amended by Aid.
SanbOrn, that an informal ballot be taken
before nominations are made.
Aid. Dowlan and Kenny were appointed
tellers.
Informal ballot taken, with the following
result: Bernard Ryan received 6 votes,
George Warner received votes, William
BanhOlzer received 1 vote.
First Formal Ballot-Bernard Ryan re-
ceived Z votes, George Warner received 5
votes.
Bernard Ryan having received majority
OF all the votes cast was declared duly
elected Alderman to fill the uneXpired term
caused by the resignation of Aid. Smith.